i got new winter tires. michelin x-ice 195/65/14 and they are mounted on bottlecaps and rub the plastic where the brake duct is on my e30. my summer tires falken (something forgot name) 195/60/14 on basketweaves very rarely rub if they even do. are the x-ice sizes correct? is it possible to push the plastic forward a bit? it seems like the valance has been pushed back a little from the PO. could this be aligned properly to correct the issue?
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Something is seriously wrong if you are rubbing 195/65's. It's possible that your THR arms pushed your caster way too much. When you look at the car from the side, with the steering wheel straight, do the front wheels look centered in the wheel well? -
nope. too far forward. i guess i need another alignment.
thanks.Comment
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An alignment cannot adjust front to back. There is something wrong with your suspension. What setup are you running? Pics of both sides of your vehicle with wheels straight?sigpicComment
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both sides are rubbing equally...its not that much but will rub when the wheel is turned.
stock suspension except for THR Eyeball arms.
i'm pretty sure i don't have a bent control cause both wheels are equally positioned in the wheel well and i don't have any problems with the car's steering, handling or anything.
i'll post pics tomorrow when its day light out.
before i got my eyeball arms, my stock bushings were shot and the tech at bmw said he adjusted everything to correct it as best as he could. could the new eyeball arms and the adjustment he made cause anything related to this?
the tech also said he adjusted the caster as much as he could.Comment
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how could he have adjusted anything? unless you have camber plates all he can do is change your toe.Originally posted by King LuisComment
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The THR bushings will put your wheels furthur forward in the wheel wells, but not to the point of rubbing. I ran THR with my stock suspension and never had a problem with rubbing. I now have a KONI IE setup and no rubbing here either. In both cases the wheels do sit a bit further forward in the well, but not to the point of even coming close to rubbing.sigpicComment
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i'll take pictures tomorrow and show.
i'll also pass by bmw and see if they can check something for free since i need symbols for my weaves.Comment
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Doesn't lowering the car push the wheel rearward a bit? If that is the case, his stock heigth would have the wheel WAY forward.
This has to be the only stock suspension car in the world with THR CAB's.
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Originally posted by StereoInstaller1
Uh... He ran it with no issues.Originally posted by DarkWing6
Sold it.Comment
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Now that I am home from work. Here is a pic of my car running THR CABs with stock suspension.
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alright...heres pictures. don't mind the dirtiness.
you can see that they are both pushed forwards a bit.
wouldn't adjustment of the caster set the wheels like that?
i always thought that thats what caster did. change the angle of the suspension and since the strut can't move at the top then the bottom would have to be pushed forward. right?
btw these are the "summer" tires i have on.Attached FilesComment
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Find out what that tech adjusted becasue apparently that is what screwed it up. The only thing you can adjust with an alignment is the toe. I don't know how he adjusted anything else, but you should try to find out.sigpicComment
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Originally posted by King Luis
he couldn't have adjusted castor. you don't have camber plates do you? and THR/offset cabs give you more castor, that's the whole point.Comment
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